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Examples of Misinterpretation of the Qur'an

is this or that prohibited in the Qur'an? There is nothing wrong
with it!" are a result of not thinking or realizing the wisdom and aim
of the Qur'anic commandments. Unwise people often perceive
notions through an incredibly narrow and limited lens;
consequently, they never see the causes and the logic behind them
within the bigger picture.
God can prohibit anything, for many different reasons. He can
also prohibit something not harmful in order to test those who
truly fear Him, love and obey Him as well as to expose the
pretenders. Moreover, something can be prohibited for purposes
of punishment or warning, or simply for the remembrance of
blessings and as a means for people to show their gratitude.
God has also prohibited, in the Qur'an, the consumption of any
animal that has been consecrated to something other than God.

He has only forbidden you carrion, blood and pork and
what has been consecrated to other than God. But
anyone who is forced to eat it – without desiring it or
going to excess in it – commits no crime. God is Ever-
Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat al-Baqarah: 173)
It is obvious that eating the meat of an animal that has not been
consecrated to God does not threaten our health. However, if one
of two oxen grazing in the same field has been consecrated to God
its consumption would be "lawful" (halal), conversely, if the other
one is consecrated to something other than God then its
consumption would be "unlawful" (haram). One of the reasons for
this commandment is to provide a means of testing people.
For instance, the prohibition imposed on the Jews in the past

"not to work on the Sabbath" (Saturday) was meant to test them,
and this is stated in the Qur'an:
Ask them about the town which was by the sea when

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